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Sr. Manager, Risk Management

Westlake, TX ; Lone Tree, CO ; Austin, TX
Requisition ID 2025-112898 Category Risk & Regulatory Position type Regular Pay range USD $135,000.00 - $160,000.00 / Year Application deadline 2025-08-15
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At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

DAFgiving360™ is an independent nonprofit organization created to increase charitable giving in the U.S. We offer a donor-advised fund program and related philanthropic tools and guidance that empower donors to incorporate charitable planning into their everyday lives and make a bigger difference in the world. Since our founding in 1999 as an 501(c)(3) public charity, DAFgiving360 donors have recommended over $40 billion in grants to more than 270,000 charities.

DAFgiving360 has entered into a services agreement with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for administrative and other services, including human resources. This position will be an employee of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and will be subject to its policies and procedures but will report to and be accountable to DAFgiving360 for day-to-day activities.

DAFgiving360™ is seeking a Sr. Manager to provide 2nd line Risk Management oversight of business processes and administer key elements in support of its Enterprise Operational Risk and Compliance strategy. The successful candidate will report to the Director, Risk Management and Compliance for DAFgiving360™.  This role involves overseeing all business risk activities for assigned business units, identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, providing independent effective challenge and helping the business to develop corrective action plans.  The Sr. Manager Risk Management will work closely with various departments to ensure policy and standards are established and followed to promote a culture of compliance throughout the organization.

What you are good at

  • Providing risk and compliance advice to Growth/Business Development, Investment Oversight and Knowledge Management & Training teams, and other business units as assigned
  • Working with internal business partners (e.g. Legal team) to monitor and ensure DAFgiving360™’s compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policy and standards.
  • Working with the business and risk team to identify potential areas of vulnerability, risk and/or opportunities to enhance compliance within DAFgiving360™.
  • Driving development of monitoring and testing plans, identification of key and enterprise risks, and development of policy, standards, and other associated documentation.
  • Implementing and executing DAFgiving360™’s Risk Management program.
  • Collaborating closely with business stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities for improvement of the DAFgiving360™’s risk and compliance programs.
  • Carrying out other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, business strategic project work.

What you have


To ensure that we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo,” this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree focusing on Finance, Law, Business Administration, Accounting or related field.
  • 6 + years of financial services industry experience in investment oversight/monitoring, with demonstrated knowledge of investment management processes, performance and risk management.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; with demonstrated ability to deliver verbal and written communications that are clear, concise, and impactful with their intended audiences.
  • Ability to interpret and apply complex regulations.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 360 programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, etc).
  • Ability to independently identify opportunities for improvement and enhance Risk and Compliance programs.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing initiatives simultaneously.
  • Excellent interpersonal, relationship building, and change management skills.
  • Strong emotional intelligence and executive presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree (e.g., JD, MBA) or certifications/designations (CAIA, CFA, CFP, CPA)
  • Experience working with complex investment structures, including Alternative Investments and investment subadvisors. Preference for those with experience in alternative investment operations and investment accounting 
  • Experience with sophisticated philanthropic structures including impact investing and recoverable grants
  • 4+ years of direct experience working with alternative investment operations and/or investment accounting including an understanding of the complexity and management of alternative investments and complex philanthropic investment vehicles
  • Experience in artificial intelligence, including governance, modeling and program creation
  • Experience in the Broker-Dealer and RIA space with a major brokerage firm
  • Experience working within risk and compliance programs (at a financial services organization), inclusive of monitoring, testing and reporting

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

  • 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
  • Paid parental leave and family building benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
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Eligible Schwabbies receive

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits

  • 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans

  • Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career

  • Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits

  • Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment